Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-10

Ireland; condemns monopolies and de
mands the restrictions of corporate power:
commends the National administration for
restoring to the people 1lO,00O,0OI acres of
pOrations. Hon. j. Ross Thompson Of Erie
was nominated for Supreme Court Judge
| and Bernard j. McGrann of Lancaster for
Treasurer of State.
| IN THE EAST
General Master Workman Powderly
seen at his home at Scranton, Pa, said it
was true that he was going to Ireland
to speak in support Of the Irish cause.
He has been invited by prominent
Irish leaders to do SO, and viii sail soon
after the annual convention of the knights
OF Labor in October. If the Irish leaders
should be imprisoned he would go by the
next steamer to renew the struggle He
does not consider it inconsistent with his
place as head "a Of the knights Of Labor to
low-Knights will object to my absence for a.
few weeks he said. ssThere are many
Englishmen in the order who have urged
me to go. have also excellent friends in
England, and will visit that country and
ascertain the condition of it's workers"
The Baltimore & Ohio r. B., has
sold the B. &. o. Express company for the
period of 80 years 1t is stated on Wall
street that the price paid was s., 800 900, Of
which 81, 100000 was laid in cash and ST.
5OO,OoO in United States Express stock
The president of the United States Express
denies the correctness of the figures, but de-
cl1nes to state the terms on which the
property was purchased, saying that the
matter is private. No change will be made
In the management or name of the COM
pany.
It is reported that Henry Willard,
formerly President of the Northern Pacific
r. r., has purchased six-million interest
in the stocks and bonds of the Oregon Rail-
way and Navigation company in behalf of a
German Syndicate of which he is the agent
The repor j current that Mr.. Willard will
enter the directory of that company and
the Oregon Transcontinential and possibly
of the Northern Pacific.
The period has expired of the six
months during which the government re-
deemed trade dollars at par. There have
been redeemed at the United States sub
treasury in New York Git 3492,4l of these
coins. Those who failed to redeem such as
they may have had in the ;1possession will
hereafter be able to realize on them on them
only their intrinsic value as bullion.
1t seems to be the general under
standing that the entire Baltimore & Ohio
system will shortly follow the B. & o. Ex-
press and pass into new hands, the tele-
graph, the sleeping and parlor car franchise
and the road itself, thus providing for a
floating debt of some $4,000, 900, and ending
Improbable and harrassing competition.
Bishop VIM. L. Harris Of the Metho-
dist church, died of heart disease at his
at his home at New York, after lying I'M
conscious for three days. He was born in
Ohio in 1917, began to preach in 1886, in
1867 took charge of the acadamic depart
ment at Delaware, Ohio, College, and in
1872 was elected Bishop.
A freight and gravel train on the
Reading railroad collided in Williamsport,
Pa. Both engines and large number of
cars We're badly wrecked. The loss will not
be less than $4,000. Michael Joyce, a brake
man on the gravel train, was killed. The
conductor of the gravel train is said to have
disregarded his orders.
The new lawn New York against the
adulteration of wine has just gone into eff
feet. 1t prohibits among other things the
''carbonating' process for making cham
payne. The dealers are preparing to fight
the law.
Mrs. Belle Feely, an insane inmate in
the county jail at Clarion, Pa, was
cremated in her cell Thursday, the result
OF a lire she had kindled with paper torn
from the walls.
Asuspension of work has been ordered
in the mines of the Lehigh region This ha
been made necessary by the large accumu
latlon OF coal at Amboy and other points.
Atrain Of 2 loaded freight cars went
through bridge five miles east of Tironia
Pa, on the Erie road "Wednesday morning
and a man named Smith was killed.
A. Gally, New York, threw himself
in front of an elevated train and was
literally ground to pieces.
Two trains collided in Gallitzin
tunnel on the Pennsylvania road Nobody
hurt. Loss $4,000.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Prince Thokore Sahib, of Limbdi,
called at the White House and paid his re-
spects to the President.
It's the intention of the President to
SpSutl Lie ueAG Lew weeks al Yak view. lie
regards this as his vacation time
Rear Admiral John Lee Davis has
been received from duty as president of the
retiring board and placed on the retired
lis.
A party of Dutch naval officers at
tatched to the Queen Emma. now living at
New York, made an informal call on the
President.
The Medical Congress in session at
Washington were given reception at the
White House by President and Mrs Cleve-
and, Tuesday evening.
Supervising Inspector General Du-
mont has decided that the hulls and boilers
of all steam yachts, no matter how small,
must undergo inspection, and that their
pilots and engineers must be licensed.
The President viii issue proclama-
ton allowing the free entry of the arms,
muitions and baggage of such foreign
military organizations as may desire to
participate in the National Military En-